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The Queen of Basketball
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Wikipedia article
'The Queen of Basketball' is a 2021 American documentary short film by Ben Proudfoot about basketball legend Lusia Harris.[https://tribecafilm.com/films/queen-of-basketball-2021 Tribeca Film Festival][https://deadline.com/2022/01/the-queen-of-basketball-new-york-times-op-doc-documentary-director-ben-proudfoot-interview-news-1234913677/ 'The Queen Of Basketball' Celebrates Forgotten GOAT Of Women's Game: "She Was Absolutely Extraordinary" - Deadline] It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2021 and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
Summary
Lusia Harris reflects on her time as a college basketball star, during which she and her team, Delta State University, won three national championships, and she won a silver medal with the United States women's national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Her playing career ended after her graduation, as the WNBA would not be founded until 1996; she was offered the unique opportunity to try out for the New Orleans Jazz (later Utah Jazz) of the NBA, but turned it down, preferring to concentrate on raising a family. She would then return to Delta State University as head coach of their women's team.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shaquille-oneal-interview-the-queen-of-basketball-documentary-short-1235076740/ The Queen of Basketball EP Shaquille O'Neal on Lucy Harris's legacy - The Hollywood Reporter][https://www.docnyc.net/film/the-queen-of-basketball/ DOC NYC][https://vimeo.com/580833148 The Queen of Basketball|A Breakwater Original on official Vimeo channel]
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See also
*'Dear Basketball'
* Cheryl Miller
References
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